[Mplayer-dvb] DVB vertical resolutions

[Arpi]

Hi,

> > why?
> > as written in docs, teh card only supports a few standard resolutions
> > so if your movie is smaller it will be expanded by black bands added
> 
> > hmm. don't reduce fps, it kill quality.
> > choose resolution like 720x288 or 576x288.
> > if you watch it on TV, you won't really notice the vertical quality.
> 
> Right, that is how I interpreted the docs about DVB standard
> resolutions: if I have an AVI file with a resolution of 720x288 and I
> play it through the DVB card, I expect the picture to fill the whole
> TV screen, as if it had the "normal" 720x576. But it is not so:
yes, as it doesn't change aspect ratio by default
i said: force it with -y 288

> mplayer *always* adds black bands on top and bottom and I see a wide,
> flat picture, 288 pixels high. That's why I asked you to clarify. It
> doesn't seem to work, or else I'm doing something wrong and I don't
> know what.


A'rpi / Astral & ESP-team

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